Ventilator



J. FRICK VENTILATOR Filed May 5,

Patented @et 2S, 1924.

JOSEPH FRICK, OF VAWAKA, INDIANA.

VENTLATOR.

Application filed May 3,

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be. it known that l, JOSEPH Felon, a citi- .zen of the United States, residing in the town of l/Vawaha, county of Noble, Indiana, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Ventilatore, of which the following is a specilication.

This inventionrelates to water closets, and especially to ventilation means therefor.

An object of the invention is to pro* vide improved ventilation means for water closets already installed. Another object of the invention is to provide an improved draft element for the closet bowl ventilator. Other objects of the invention are mentioned and described herein.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing` in which Figure 1 is a side eleva tion, in section, of a fragment of a toilet room and closet bowl to which the invention is applied; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the closet seat cushion and draft intake element; and Fig. 8 is aI section taken on the line 3 3 of F ig. 2.

`Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout t-he several views on the drawing.

Referring to the details of the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a fragment of a type of closet bowl now in common use which may be provided with any suitable means for flushing it, which means is not illustrated. rlhe bowl is provided with a seat 2 which may be hinged to or connected with the bowl in any suitable manner-not shown. A circula-r, or oval shaped, cushion element 3 is interposed between the bowl and seat and may be secured to the latter by fabric or other flexible straps 4l, 4E.

As illustrated, the cushion 3 is tubular and may consist of a piece of rubber hose to obtain the necessary and desired resiliency, which cushion element has its ends bent toward each other and mounted upon the thimbles 5, 5 of the ventilator draft element 6, said thimbles engaging within the tubular cushion element and securely fastened therein by any suitable means. The draft element 6 is hollow, may be formed of metal in any suitable manner, and is provided with the elongated inlet port 7 and an outlet or delivery port 8 formed in the branch portion 9 of said draft element. The numeral 10 indicates a rubber, or other kind of flexible, tube connecting 1922. serial No. 558,145.

the draft element branch 9 with the upright draft tube 11, the latter of which may extend upwardly along the wall of the toilet room and thenceinto and through the funnel-like room ventilator 12 which may be mounted in the ceiling 13, as hereinafter described. The ventilator 12 is provided with the draft pipe 14 which may lead to an attic 15, or to the outside atmosphere, through which pipe the closet draft tube 11 passes, the latter being carried upon a bracket 16 secured within the pipe 14. A thimble 17, encompassing the pipe la and rigidly secured thereto in any suitable manner, may secure said pipe to the floor 18 of a room, or the attic, above the toilet room.

A funnel formed damper element 19, which is provided with the tubular portion 20, the latter slidably encompassing the tube 11, may be utilized for regulating the draft from the toilet room through the ventilator 12, which damper may have a handle 21 depending therefrom, whereby the operator may raise and lower said damper. A seat cover 22 may be hinged to or operatively -connected with the seat 2 in any suitable manner-not shown. The body portion of the draft element 6 is of lesser diameter, or width, than the exterior diameter of the cushion element 8, whereby the latter may be readily compressed when weight is applied to the seat 2. And the rubber tube 10 enables ready hinge movement of the closet seat in `the usual or any manner.

In use, my improved ventilator exhausts the odor from the bowl 1 through the tube 11 to the outside atmosphere, or to an attic, or other unused portion of a dwelling. In the event there is an escape of odor from the bowl 1 to the toilet room, or an accumulation of foul air therein from any other source in the dwelling, the ceiling ventilator 12 readily exhausts it without a resort to open windows. This result is particularly advantageous in winter when the toilet room windows are closed. Another advantageous feature of the ventilator 12 rests in the fact that it increases thev eiliciency of a hot air heating system by increasing the air circulation through the toilet room.

I claim:

1. The combination of a bowl; a seat; a hollow draft element provided with inlet and outlet ports, and provided also with opposedy fastener elements; a resilient enshion element between said seat and bowl and having its ends connected with said draft element fastener elements; and a draft tube connected with the outlet port of said draft element.

2. The combination with a closet bowl and seat, of a hollow draft eleinent provided with an elongated inlet opening and an outlet port, and provided also with opposed fastener elements; a resilient cushion element between said seat and bowl and having its end-s connected with said draft element fastener elements; and a draft tube conneetedwith the outlet port of said draft element.

3. The combination with a closet bowl and seat7 of a tubular resilient cushion element arranged between said seat and bowl in semi-circular formation and with spaced ends; `a hollow dra-ft element provided with inlet and outlet ports and provided also with opposed fastener elements which project into the open ends of said cushion element to unite said draft and cushion elements; and a draft tube con nected with the outlet port oi" said draft element,

ln witness whereof l have hereunto ail- 'iined my signature this 29th day of April,

JGSEPH FRICK. 

